Students’ Satisfaction on the Supreme Student Government

Services: Basis for Action Plan

Jeffrey A. Lucero, MPMG, MAEd, MAN, RN, LPT, CSE, SHC, FRIN, FRIEdr, FIIER, FSASS, FISQua

 The measurement of student satisfaction is done in academic

Abstract— This study determined the students’ level of satisfaction on institutions, to help them pinpoint their strengths and identify areas for
the services of the Supreme Student Government in Congressional improvement. According to BC College and Institute (2003),
Integrated High School. Having utilized descriptive research design satisfaction ratings go beyond teaching assessments, which have a
through the survey method, the study was participated by 353 randomly narrow focus, to include broader aspects of the student learning
chosen students both from the junior high school and senior high school experience. To grasp the complexity of that learning experience, it is
departments of Congressional Integrated High School. Results reveal not enough to know the degree to which students are satisfied, it is
that the SSG performs satisfactorily in terms of values formation, important to understand the factors that contribute to student
promotion of students’ rights and welfare, promotion of child-friendly satisfaction.
environment, and recognition and development of students’ skills and Establishing a functional student council is among the services of
talents. Nevertheless, it is very unsatisfactory in terms of promoting any educational institution. Thus, it is necessary that students’
academic excellence among the students. The study did not dwell on the satisfaction on the services being provided by the student council be
perception of the other school stakeholders on the services of the SSG. I likewise measured to further improve the services that the school caters
likewise did not determine the significant relationship of the to its clientele. Nevertheless, there are rare studies that tend to evaluate
participants’ profile to their responses. The results of this study could students’ satisfaction on the services of their respective student
serve as a basis in improving the services of the Supreme Student councils.
Government among the students of Congressional Integrated High Congressional Integrated High School is among the big secondary
School. education schools in the City of Dasmarinas. It is composed of two
departments, the junior high school and senior high school. Being an
Keywords— Supreme Student Government, Youth Formation, integrated school, there is only one Supreme Student Government that
School Governance, Basic Education, Student Development represents the students from the two departments. This research
endeavors to determine the students’ satisfaction on the services of the
Supreme Student Government in Congressional Integrated High
I. INTRODUCTION
School. The findings in this research serve as a basis for an action plan
A student council is an elected body of learners/student leaders that aims to improve its services to the students.
whose day to day mandate is to represent the interests of students
Research Questions
according to the dictates of the council constitution (Chemutai &
Chumba, 2014). They serve as the learners’ board where each leader This study sought to answer the following questions:
represents a constituency, such as a class or an organization. These 1. What is the demographic profile of the participants in terms of:
student representatives bring out different problems affecting their a. age;
classes as well as other matters affecting the general welfare of the b. sex;
students in their schools. The practice of establishing student councils is c. grade;and
a shift towards a learner centered leadership approach embedded within d. nature of involvement to student organization?
the democratic governance of schools. As a management model, the 2. What is the level of satisfaction of the participants on the
effectual democratic involvement of pupils in governance bodies can be different services of the SSG in terms of:
beneficial to individual learners and the entire school community. a. values formation;
However, it should not just be emphasised as a model of school b. promotion of students’ rights and welfare;
management, but also as a means of enabling learners to realise and c. promotion of a child-friendly environment;
enjoy their rights (Damiani 2016). d. recognition and development of students’ skills and
In the Philippines, student councils under the public high schools are talents; and
called Supreme Student Government (SSG). As stated in the Article III e. promotion of curricular excellence?
Section 2 of it Consitution and By-laws, the SSG shall uphold with the 3. What is the general satisfaction level of the participants on the
mission of the Department of Education, which is to protect and services of SSG?
promote the right of every Filipino to quality, equitable, culture-based,
and complete basic education where students learn in a child-friendly, II. METHODOLOGY
gender sensitive, safe, and motivating environment (DepEd Order 47, s.
Research Design
2014). As such all of its projects, programs and activities (PPA) shall
revolve and be based on the principles mentioned in the said mission
This study utilized descriptive research design. In here, the students’
statement. Likewise, it should also be in adherence to the core values of
profile and their satisfaction on the services and activities of the
the Department of Education which are Maka-Diyos, Maka-tao,
Supreme Student Government were assessed through the use of survey
Maka-kalikasan, at Makabansa.
questionnaires. The finding herein then served as a basis for planning
how the performance of SSG can be appraised in the next school year.
 on the 20 statements. The result was further categorized into ‘very
satisfactory’ if the mean range is 3.25-4.00; ‘satisfactory’ if the mean
range is 2.50-3.24; ‘unsatisfactory’ if the mean range is 1.75-2.49; and
Locale of the Study ‘very unsatisfactory’ if the mean range is 1.00-1.74.

The study was conducted in Congressional Integrated High School in Data Gathering Procedure
the city of Dasmariñas, Cavite.
Permission from the Office of the Principal had been first secured
Participants of the Study before the actual administration of the questionnaires among the
participants. Upon approval by the school principal, arrangement in
The participants of the study were the students from regard to the schedule of data gathering was made with the class
Congressional Integrated High School, both from the junior high school advisers to prevent any disruption of classes.
and senior high school departments. As per school records, there is a Before the administration of the questionnaire to the selected
total of 4,214 students enrolled in Congressional Integrated High participants, their consent to participate in the study was thought. It was
School. Realizing that the population size is too big, Krejcie and ensured that they are sufficiently knowledgeable that their nature of
Morgan formula was used to extract a considerable number of samples participation was voluntary and that all information that they would
who would participate in the study. Using the formula, 353 students disclose was treated with utmost confidentiality. As soon as the
were determined to be the total sample size to participate in the study. participants had given their consent to participate in the study, the
prepared questionnaires was administered for them to accomplish. Each
Research Instrument participant was given utmost 10 minutes to answer it. Upon answering,
the participants’ responses were then encoded and tallied in a prepared
A self-developed questionnaire was used to answer the research data sheet for data analysis.
questions. It was composed of two sections: demographic profile of the
participants and assessment of the SSG services. Statistical Analysis
The first part of the questionnaire asked about the
participants’ profile including their age, sex, grade, nature of Descriptive statistics such as frequency, mean, and percentage was
membership to school organizations, and economic status. used to describe the distribution of the participants according to their
The second part of the questionnaire determined the profile and responses. Furthermore, suitable kinds of tables and figures
participants’ satisfaction on the services of the SSG in terms of the were used to ensure clarity and intelligibility in the presentation of the
following domains: values formation, promotion of students’ rights and findings.
welfare, promotion of a child-friendly environment, recognition and
development of students’ skills and talents, and promotion of curricular III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
excellence. To determine their satisfaction on each domain, they were
given 20 statements which they rated according to their level of Participants’ Demographic Profile
agreement through a four-point Likert scale.
This part describes the demographic profile of the
To ensure the validity and reliability of the developed
participants. The demographic profile of the participants was gathered
instrument, pretesting was done with 20 participants. It had been
to define the difference of each member of the sample based on their
ensured that the instrument has at least 70 percent internal consistency,
characteristics. Likewise, it can serve as basis in understanding the
as per Cronbach’s α, before it was administered to the participants.
responses they give in the survey questionnaire.
A total of 353 students selected via simple random sampling,
Sampling Design
participated in the study. Table 1 summarizes the distribution of the
participants according to their profile.
Simple random sampling was done in selecting the participants of
the study. A master list of students from the junior high school and
Table 1. Profile of the participants
senior high school departments was obtained from the Office of the
Registrar. Using the list, each participants was randomly selected until FREQUENCY
CHARACTERISTIC PERCENT
the ideal number of sample size was reached. n = 353

Operationalization of the Variables Age

12 60 17
For the demographic profile of the participants, 13 11 3
categorization or clustering was done for their age, sex, grade level, 14 50 14
nature of membership to student organization, and economic status. 15 70 20
This was as follows: 16 63 18
Age: adolescent if 12-18 years old; young adult if 19-30 years old; 17 55 16
and middle aged adult if 31-65 years old; 18 44 12
Grade: Grades 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12;
Sex: male and female; and Sex
Nature of involvement to student organization: member or officer for Male 173 49
the position and homeroom or co-curricular for the type of organization. Female 180 51
The particpants satisfaction on the services and activities of the SSG
was determined by presenting 20 statements pertaining to the four Grade Level
general objectives of the organization. The findings herein were Grade 7 71 20
obtained by computing for the mean score in reference to their answers
 Grade 8 71 20 Satisfaction on the Services of the Supreme Student Government in
Grade 9 60 17 Terms of their Objectives
Grade 10 60 17
Grade 11 49 14 In this study, the students’ satisfaction on the services of the SSG
Grade 12 42 12 was determined by gauging their level of satisfaction on the SSG’s
performance towards embodying its objectives as mandated by the
Type of Organization Article III Section 6 of its Constitution and By-laws. These objectives
Affiliated are methodically categorized into five domains: values formation,
Co-curricular 84 24 promotion of students’ rights and welfare, promotion of a child-friendly
Homeroom 269 76 environment, recognition and development of students’ skills and
talents, and promotion of curricular excellence.
Position in the Table 2 presents the particpants’ satisfaction on the services of the
Organization Affiliated Supreme Student Government in terms of values formation. Results
show that most of the statements that fall under this domain are
Officer 121 34 perceived to be satisfactory by the participants while the fourth
Member 232 66 statement (The presence of SSG makes me realize that I should be a
responsible and beneficial member of my community) is found to be
very satisfactory among the participants. This is an indication the the
SSG satisfactorily performs its mandate on instilling values among the
Age. Table 1 shows that the age of the participants ranges from 12 to
students of CIHS. Some of the activities that the SSG conducted in
18 years old, indicating that they are currently in the adolescent stage.
connection to values formation are observance of the Youth Health
Most of them are 15 years old (70%) while the least are 11 years old
Day, anti-bullying campaign, stigma reduction for people with mental
(3%). Considering the present educational system in the Philippines,
health problem, and campus-wide ecumenical prayer every 12 noon.
where most children start going to school at five years old, it can be
The SSG likewise ensures that its activities cling to the core values of
inferred that majority of the participants are of the ideal age in their
the Department of Education: Maka-Diyos, Maka-kalikasan,
current grade level.
Maka-tao, at Maka-bansa.
Sex. In terms of sex, a little more than half of the students who
participated in the study are female (51%) while the remaining are male.
Table 2. Students’ satisfaction on the accomplishments of the Supreme
Grade level. As shown by the result, most of the participants come
Student Government in terms of values formation
from Grades 7 and 8, both representing 20% of the entire sample size.
INTERPRE-
The least of the participants represent the Grade 12 students. Such STATEMENT MEAN SD TATION
results were obtained since Grades 7 and * are listed to have the highest 1. The SSG launches
number of enrollees while the least number of students are found in activities that will
Grade 12. enable me to 2.83 0.32 Satisfactory
Type of organization affiliated. There are two types of student become a better
organizations in Congressional Integrated High School, which are under person.
the umbrella of the Supreme Student Government. These are the
2. The SSG serves as
co-curricular and homeroom classroom organizations. The
my role model in
co-curricular student organizations are responsible in implementing
showing good 3.2 0.37 Satisfactory
programs and projects that are in connection to the subject group that
manners and right
they represent. On the other hand, homeroom class organizations are
conduct.
the ones that perform the same functions as the co-curricular
3. The SSG helps on
organizations but it is limited only to the class or section where they
honing me to
belong (DepEd Oder 47, s. 2014). 2.82 0.29 Satisfactory
become a morally
In this study, majority of the participants are affiliated to homeroom
upright individual.
classroom organizations while the least have affiliations to different
co-curricular organizations in CIHS. The result can be because there are 4. The presence of SSG
more homeroom classroom organizations in the school than makes me realize
co-curricular organizations. Likewise, unlike in homeroom classroom that I should be a Very
3.67 0.31
organizations that automatically include a member of the class as a responsible and Satisfactory
member of the organization, registration, audition, application, or the beneficial member
like is still warranted for one to become a part of a co-curricular student of my community.
organization. OVERALL
3.13 0.34 Satisfactory
Position in the organization affiliated. In any organization, there RATING
are basically two types of people: the officers and the members. The
former performs leadership roles that set the direction of the The participants’ satisfaction on the accomplishments of the
organization. On the other hand, the latter follows the direction set by Supreme Student Government in terms of promotion of students’ rights
the officers to reach the goal of the organization. As revealed in this and welfare is summarized in Table 3. It shown in the table that all of
study, the most (66%) who participated in the study our members of the the statements are satisfactorily done by the SSG, according to the
organization where they belong while the least (34%) are officers. participants, except for the fourth statement (The SSG actively
participates in various campaigns and programs that would promote my
rights as a learner.), which is remarked to be very satisfactorily
performed by the SSG.
 One of the foci of the SSG services is to ensure that none of the
students are deprived of their rights as part of the school community. In Table 4. Students’ satisfaction on the accomplishments of the Supreme
fact, the Students’ Bill of Rights, as stipulated in the SSG Constitution Student Government in terms of promotion of a child-friendly
and By-laws, is posted in the areas where students can easilty read it, environment
including the social media. Likewise, the SSG has been instrumental for INTERPRE-
STATEMENT MEAN SD TATION
the students to express their issues or concerns experienced in school,
which the SSG then coordinated with the concerned office to properly 1. The SSG helps in
address and resolve it. maintaining the
2.83 0.32 Satisfactory
cleanliness of the
Table 3. Students’ satisfaction on the accomplishments of the Supreme school premises
Student Government in terms of promotion of students’ rights 2. The SSG
and welfare collaborates with
STATEMENT MEAN SD INTERPRE the school
-TATION
3.13 0.37 Satisfactory
administration on
1. The SSG has been ensuring my
instrumental in safety.
2.7 0. 33 Satisfactory
promoting my 3. The SSG ensures
right as a learner. that my stay in
2. The SSG does the school is a 2.71 0.29 Satisfactory
some measures to worthwhile
ensure that my experience.
welfare as a 4. The SSG ensures a
2.6 0.41 Satisfactory
learner is drug and bullying Very
safeguarded 3.83 0.31
free school Satisfactory
while inside the environment.
school premises. OVERALL
3. SSG serves as a 3.13 0.43 Satisfactory
RATING
reliable help desk
that listens to my In terms of recognizing and developing students’ skills and talents,
complaints and the participants find the SSG to perform very satisfactorily (Table 5). In
3.15 0.26 Satisfactory
concerns about the current school year, the Supreme Student Government has launched
my unpleasant several academic, artistic, and socio-cultural contests in connection to
experience in the celebration and/or observance of various occasions such as Linggo
school. ng Wika, World Teacher’s Day, and International Youth Day. In here,
4. The SSG actively students are able to showcase their innate skills, which they could not
participates in fully exhibit in their classroom activities per se. This also gives them
various the chance to boost their self-esteem and further hone and develop their
campaigns and Very talents. This has been proven true by MnCube and Naidoo (2014) who
3.82 0.26
programs that Satisfactory stated that any co-curricular activities are proven to be beneficial in
would promote building and strengthening academic achievement, even if the activities
my rights as a are not obviously related to academic subjects. These activities would,
learner. of course, not be possible without collaborating with other student
OVERALL Satisfactor organizations and other school stakeholders. Two of the major
3.02 0.53
RATING y stakeholders that have actively collaborated with the SSG’s
undertakings are the Barangay Council of San Agustin II and the Youth
Just like the aforementioned results, the participants find the SSG to Formation Unit of the City Schools Dcivision of Dasmariñas.
perform satisfactorily in terms of promoting a child-friendly Futhermore, aside from the student organizations under the SSG, other
environment (Table 4). This is corroborated by their ‘satisfactory’ offices in Congressional Integrated High School have been instrumental
evaluation on the first three statements that pertain to this domain. for the SSG to realize its programs. This includes the school guidance
Furthermore, the participants find SSG to perform very satisfactorily in and health services units.
ensuring a drug-free school. Apparently, the SSG performs well in
promoting child-friendly environment because of the other Table 5. Students’ satisfaction on the accomplishments of the Supreme
organizations under its umbrella. For instance, maintainig the Student Government in terms of recognition and development
cleanliness of the school premises is a project of the YES-O Club while of students’ skills and talents
promoting a drug-free campus is the major task of Barkada Kontra INTERPRE
STATEMENT MEAN SD -TATION
Droga. A specific class or section, on the other hand, is assigned to
maintain each classroom in the school premises. The function of the 1. The SSG has some
SSG in maintaining a child-friendly environment is to provide technical programs that enable Very
3.78 0.22
assistance where necessary. Another factor that could have made the me to develop my Satisfactory
SSG services satisfactory is its provision of a student lounge in front of innate skills.
its office. In here, different kinds of board games are provided for the 2. The SSG conducts
Very
students to play during their vacant period to relieve feelings of co-curricular activities 3.8 0.24
Satisfactory
boredom and/or stress. where I can showcase
 my skills and talents. services for
3. .The SSG collaborates those who
with other cannot cope
organizations or with their
Very
institutions to provide 3.67 0.27 lessons in
Satisfactory
the me an opportunity specific
to enhance my talents subjects.
and skills. OVERALL Very
1.43 0.42
4. The SSG recognizes RATING Unsatisfactory
and gives away
awards for those who General Satisfaction on the Services of the Supreme Student
have shown Very Government
3.89 0.19
exemplary Satisfactory
performance in The participants’ general satisfaction on the accomplishments of the
co-curricular Supreme Student Government was deteminied by getting the mean
activities. score among the overall rating in eeahc domain (Tables 2 to 6). As
OVERALL Very shown in Table 7, the genral satisfaction of the particpants on the
3.79 0.07
RATING Satisfactory services of the SSG is ‘satisfactory’ as represented by the mean score of
2.9. The result indicates that according to the students who participated
In the midst of the satisfactory performance of the SSG in the first in the study, the SSG performs well in fulfilling its functions of
four domains of its functions, the participants find its performance very fostering and safeguarding the interests of the students. Nevertheless,
unsatisfactory in terms of promoting curricular excellence. As per its there still some aspects that ihas to improve in order to cater a better
Constitution and By-laws, promoting curricular excellence refers to quality of service among the students of Congressional Integrated high
enabling the students to develop their critical thinking, School.
decision-making, and problem-solving skills so they can all
significantly contribute to the process of nation-building. As shown in Table 7. Students’ general satisfaction on the accomplishments of the
Table 6, the SSG is remarked to perform very unsatisfactorily in the Supreme Student Government
second to fourth statement while it is unsatisfactory in terms of DOMAIN MEAN SD INTERPRETA-
launching programs for those who experience difficulty in their TION
subjects. Values Formation 3.13 0.34 Satisfactory
The Supreme Student Government of Congressional
Integrated High School has been known to offer several services for Promotion of Students’ 3.02 0.53 Satisfactory
student development. Nevertheless, these activites merely focus on Rights and Welfare
promoting students’ well-being and boosting their talents. Minimal
efforts, if not none, however, have been conducted to address the Promotion of a 3.13 0.43 Satisfactory
difficulties they encounter apropos coping with their lesson. Child-friendly Environment

Table 6. Students’ satisfaction on the accomplishments of the Supreme Recognition and Very
3.79 0.07
Student Government in terms of promotion of curricular Development of Students’ Satisfactory
excellence Skills and Talents
INTERPRE-
STATEMENT MEAN SD TATION Very
Promotion of Curricular 1.43 0.42
1. The SSG has Unsatisfactory
Excellence
some OVERALL
programs for 2.9 0.78 Satisfactory
RATING
those who 2.12 0.17 Unsatisfactory
experience
IV. CONCLUSIONS
difficulty in
their subjects. Based from the findings gathered in the study, the following
2. The SSG aids conclusions are formulated:
students The participants of the study are mostly composed 15-year old
Very females from Grades 9 and 10. Majority of them are members of their
experiencing 1.25 0.26
Unsatisfactory respective homeroom class organizations.
difficulty in
their lesson. There objectives of the SSG as mandated by its Constitution and
3. .The SSG By-laws are categorized into four domains as parameters of the study. It
provides some is found out that the SSG performs satisfactorily in terms of values
services to formation, promotion of students’ rights and welfare, promotion of a
Very child-friendly environment, and recognition and development of
allow me to 1.37 0.29
maximize my
Unsatisfactory students’ skills and talents. It, however, performs very unsatisfactorily
intellectual in terms of promoting academic excellence among students.
ability. The general satisfaction on the services of SSG is satisfactory, which
4. The SSG offers Very means that the organization is performing well despite some aspects of
1 0 its services that it has to improve.
tutorial Unsatisfactory
 V. RECOMMENDATIONS
In light of the delimitations and findings of the study, the following
are hereby recommended: ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The Supreme Student Government should not only focus on
enhancing the co-curricular skills of the students. The organization The author would like to thank everyone who were all instrumental in
should also launch programs, projects, and activities with emphasis on the completion of this research paper.
enhancing their academic performance.
A related study may be conducted exploring the perception of the
other school stakeholders, aside from the students, on the services being Jeffrey Alcantara Lucero was born in the
provided by the Supreme Student Government. province of Cavite where he currently resides. A
The study may serve as a reference for those who wish to pursue licensed healthcare practitioner and educator, he
another research related to it. works as a a college faculty in some prestigious
higher education institutions in the country.
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